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It isn't so much amount of water used per se, but energy required to heat it be that from boiler or some other water heating system, and or washing machine heating water itself. Whenever anyone talks about energy use for washing machines (and dishwashers for that matter), it's hot water they're...

Vintage Bendix washer from 1950's. Load done and dusted in about 30 minutes.

Listen to the lads! Across the pond post WWII European appliance makers poured much R&D into h-axis washing machines refining and improving things in decades that followed. OTOH besides Westinghouse, IIRC no one was making front loaders in USA by 1960's.

If someone had invented a detergent or soap product that could work well in front loaders of old, then IMHO they would have taken off in sales for US domestic market. Soap is tricky in h-axis washers not only because it creates froth, but also there is fact you need plenty of hot and soft water...

First and foremost early domestic front loaders (think Bendix) required bolting down into flooring. That wasn't an option for many households so there was that. Since Bendix got there first in USA they had tons of patents related to H-axis washers tied up. Anyone else with ideas in that...

Have used both top loaders and H-axis washers in past. Have two top loading washers in my collection currently (Maytag WW and Haier portable with impeller). Am here to say quite honestly front loading washers on average blow top loaders out of water on many levels. For lightly soiled wash such...

Don't see many of these too often anymore. https://hibid.com/lot/249752510/frigidaire-over-and-under-washer-and-dryer?ref=lot-list

Anyone? https://hibid.com/lot/249025017/vintage-washing-machine-parts--great-for-use-as-a?ref=lot-list

Trust me, as one who owns a GE Mobile Maid DW no one is putting fine Royal Doulton (hand painted periwinkle or no) into these dishwashers. Mine has ruined nearly every bit of merely nice every day china and glassware with etching, scratching and marring. Things that were ages old and survived...

Last days! https://hibid.com/lot/247208425/washing-machine?ref=lot-list

Can it be it was all so simple then, or has time rewritten every line. Memories light the misty corners of my mind..

Good-bye Robert, and Thank you! Over past few weeks have been reading archives and started getting twinges something like this was about to happen. Were does the time go? https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?61859_3 Thank you ever so much for all that you've done...

If Millbrook isn't too far... https://hibid.com/lot/247258432/simpson-delta-washing-machine-and-bosch-dishwasher?ref=lot-list

Final and probably best version #95 https://hibid.com/lot/248447656/vintage-ironrite-iron-machine?ref=lot-list Earlier wood cabinet model: https://hibid.com/lot/247915941/vintage-ironrite-ironing-machine?ref=lot-list

What you want is called *Laundry Emulsifier*. Commercial, professional and institution use such chemicals to remove oil and grease from cotton and polyester cotton blend textiles. Emulsifiers are used in conjunction with detergents in wash or pre-wash to cope with laundry that is moderately to...